IK6RAM — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Italy Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN62

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IK6RAM, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 353 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 60m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 26 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-08 and 2026-09-13.

These are automated observations at the SO8OO receiver, not an official contact log. Times are UTC. Attribution follows decoded FT8 message structure: CQ uses the first token and directed-looking messages use the second. Free text that resembles a directed message can be attributed imperfectly. Summary S/N reflects propagation plus SO8OO receiver, antenna and local-noise conditions. Counts are not adjusted for monitoring outages; transmissions that were not decoded are absent. Inferred entity and location data may be inaccurate for portable, remote or special-event operation.

SO8OO decoded 353 FT8 messages attributed to IK6RAM as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 26 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (64%), followed by 10 m (12%) and 20 m (11%). Most decodes (89%) fell within the six-hour window 17:00-23:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -13 dB.

Overview

353
Messages attributed
26
UTC dates decoded
61
Active 15-min windows
-13 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 225 60m · 37 40m · 9 20m · 38 10m · 44
First attributed message: 2026-06-08
Last attributed message: 2026-09-13 21:00 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
353 messages
Active dates
26 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-13 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-22 to -6 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 128, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 167, strong (≥ -8 dB) 58.

WSJT-X defines S/N reports against a 2,500 Hz reference noise bandwidth. The ranges above are SO8OO receiver-side display categories, not official WSJT-X classes, transmitter-power measurements or estimates of how easy the station is to hear elsewhere. Statistics include only successful decodes on SO8OO's monitored FT8 channels; transmissions that were not decoded are absent.

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with IK6RAM in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Attributed messages by UTC hour

Rolling 90-day UTC chart window. Counts follow decoded message structure: the first token for CQ, or the second token in a directed-looking message.

Most frequent locator attributed to IK6RAM

The map compares the centres and boundaries of the locator field attributed to this token by decoded message structure, 2° × 1° as a Maidenhead square, and SO8OO's six-character receiver square. The separation is not an exact antenna-to-antenna distance or a radio-path length.

Attributed locator
JN62 · 258 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,067 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-13 20:47 UTC

A decoded locator can describe portable, remote or special-event operation and is not proof of a permanent station address or transmitter identity.

Observed FT8 exchanges

S/N cells show: decoded at SO8OO / report transmitted by the counterpart. An observed exchange is not a QSL or an official logbook confirmation.

Time UTCBandIK6RAM S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-13 21:53 60m - / -15 EC3A -13 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-13 21:39 40m - / - F4ACR -6 / - 3 Partial capture
09-13 21:28 40m - / - EX7CQ -2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-13 21:24 40m - / -18 EX7CQ -3 / - 2 Partial capture
09-13 21:19 40m - / -15 R7ZY -23 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-13 20:59 80m -16 / - PV4HEO/R - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-13 20:56 80m - / -14 DL9KM -4 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-13 20:53 80m - / -23 EA1IOK -10 / - 5 Partial capture
09-13 20:47 80m - / - SP0LPR +6 / - 2 Partial capture
09-13 20:26 80m -23 / - RA9SBN - / - 5 Partial capture
09-13 20:22 80m -22 / - RA9SBN - / - 2 Partial capture
09-12 22:04 80m - / -19 OE5ABL +4 / - 2 Partial capture
09-12 21:58 80m -5 / - PF1B -6 / -22 2 Partial capture
09-12 21:55 80m - / -21 OK1UOZ +12 / - 4 Partial capture
09-12 21:50 80m -6 / -19 F5SJF -21 / -19 6 Partial capture
09-09 20:21 80m - / -21 SV9MBH -16 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-09 20:17 80m - / 0 F5RRS -5 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-09 20:08 80m -18 / - 4L7T - / - 4 Partial capture
09-09 20:06 80m -14 / - R3AP - / - 2 Partial capture
09-08 22:00 80m -12 / -9 GM4JYB -8 / - 5 ✓ Closing observed
09-08 21:59 80m -13 / - F5RMK - / - 2 Partial capture
09-08 21:53 60m -13 / - VE2BJG - / - 3 Partial capture
09-08 21:45 60m -14 / - VE2BJG - / - 9 Partial capture
09-08 21:44 60m -14 / -13 EA1IOK -5 / -5 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-08 21:39 60m -10 / - G3UHU - / - 3 Partial capture
09-08 21:37 60m - / -12 F5LOW -4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-08 21:35 60m -16 / -7 OH3JF -8 / -5 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-08 21:33 60m -15 / - EA8DS - / - 3 Partial capture
09-08 21:30 60m - / - OZ1LGJ -14 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-08 21:20 60m -20 / - EA8DGI - / - 2 Partial capture
09-06 22:40 80m -9 / -22 DO9BAU +11 / -8 16 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-06 22:38 80m -12 / -12 OK1JMB +7 / -2 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-06 22:35 80m -10 / - DO1OAS -5 / -19 8 ✓ Closing observed
09-06 22:32 80m -12 / -16 UX7QV +12 / 0 11 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-06 22:26 80m -1 / - LB0TH - / - 5 Partial capture
09-06 22:19 80m -11 / - SM2GHI - / - 11 Partial capture
09-06 22:12 80m -11 / - UF3T - / - 11 Partial capture
09-02 22:48 80m -17 / -7 OE2AGZ -19 / - 7 ✓ Closing observed
09-02 22:36 80m -12 / -14 DO5UH/P 0 / -6 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-02 22:35 80m -10 / -17 F1PBZ -7 / 0 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-02 22:34 80m -12 / -15 DO5HOK -1 / -3 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-31 22:29 80m -16 / - SV9QWC - / 0 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-31 22:27 80m -16 / -13 LZ2VQ -5 / -4 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-31 22:26 80m -16 / -14 IU5HIU -18 / -4 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-26 22:15 80m -19 / - SV9MBH -5 / -6 4 Partial capture
08-26 22:11 80m -15 / - SV9MBH - / 0 3 Partial capture
08-26 22:07 80m -15 / - TF3VS -11 / +2 4 Partial capture
08-26 22:03 80m -15 / - UG4L - / - 3 Partial capture
08-26 21:59 80m -22 / - MM0JTV - / - 4 Partial capture
08-24 21:56 60m - / -18 ON7KEI -15 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

Frequency values are decoder audio offsets in hertz, not RF frequencies.

60m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
214545 -10 1042  VE2BJG IK6RAM JN62 (x12)
215315 -12 1853  IK6RAM EC3A -15 (x3)
40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
212815  +4  655  IK6RAM OE8DDX -12 (x5)
211900 -24 1858  IK6RAM R7ZY -15 (x3)
212430  -3 1715  IK6RAM EX7CQ -18 (x4)
213930  -6 1433  IK6RAM F4ACR IN96 (x3)
80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
204730  +6  747  IK6RAM SP0LPR KO02
204745 -18 1300  CQ IK6RAM JN62
204800  +5  747  IK6RAM SP0LPR KO02
204800  +5 1299  IK6RAM DK9MLA JO40 (x2)
205330 -11  700  IK6RAM EA1IOK IN62 (x5)
205600  -5 1769  IK6RAM DL9KM JN68 (x3)
205900 -13 1693  PV4HEO/R IK6RAM RR73 (x2)
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
221130 -15 1440  CQ IK6RAM JN62 (x2)
221215  -6 1442  IK6RAM JG1SYK PM95
221230 -16 1441  JG1SYK IK6RAM -06
221245  -3 1442  IK6RAM JG1SYK R-24
221300 -13 1441  JG1SYK IK6RAM RR73
221315  -6 1442  IK6RAM JG1SYK R-24
221400 -19 1440  CQ IK6RAM JN62 (x2)
221500 -12 1442  UR5WCS IK6RAM -07
222245 -16 1625  CQ IK6RAM JN62
222315 -15 1308  DL9KM IK6RAM +09
222445 -20 1626  SP7AAO IK6RAM -05 (x2)
222615 -18 1308  DL9KM IK6RAM RR73
10m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
175300 -17  826  IK6RAM PD0CIF JO32
134600 -14 1133  A61OK IK6RAM JN62 (x7)
135100  -9  554  EA3ACQ IK6RAM R-02 (x2)
150415  +2 1169  IK6RAM UT5ECZ -04 (x2)
150845 -16 1313  IK6RAM UX3HX KN79 (x3)

Decoder S/N history by band

Count-weighted daily averages across messages attributed to this profiled token and successfully decoded at SO8OO, limited to the rolling 90-day UTC chart window.

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